March 8 — On This Day

Ferdowsi completes his epic poem Shahnameh.

Ferdowsi · Shahnameh

Following the death of his mother Urraca, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of Castile and León.

Alfonso VII of León and Castile · Castile and León

Battle of Hausbergen between bourgeois militias and the army of the bishop of Strasbourg.

Battle of Hausbergen · Strasbourg

Spanish explorer Diego García de Palacio first sights the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Copán.

Maya civilization · Copán

Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.

Johannes Kepler · Kepler's laws of planetary motion

John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed.

John Casor · Thirteen Colonies

Treaty of Roskilde: After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars (1655-1661), Frederick III, the King of Denmark-Norway is forced to give up nearly half his territory to Sweden to save the rest.

Treaty of Roskilde · Northern Wars · Frederick III of Denmark · Denmark-Norway

Queen Anne, the younger sister of Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

Anne, Queen of Great Britain · Mary II of England · Queen regnant · Kingdom of England · Kingdom of Scotland

The Safavid Empire of Iran is defeated by an army from Afghanistan at the Battle of Gulnabad, pushing Iran into anarchy.

Safavid Empire · Iran · History of Afghanistan · Battle of Gulnabad

Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran.

Nader Shah · Afsharid dynasty · Shah of Iran

An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.

Thomas Paine · Abolitionism in the United States

Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt.

Germans in the American Revolution · American Revolutionary War · Ochsenfurt

Gnadenhutten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indian tribes.

Gnadenhutten massacre · Native Americans in the United States · Gnadenhutten, Ohio · Christianity · Pennsylvania

War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under Sir Ralph Abercromby lands in Egypt with the aim of ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.

War of the Second Coalition · Battle of Abukir (1801) · Ralph Abercromby · French campaign in Egypt and Syria

The New York Stock Exchange is founded.

New York Stock Exchange

King Oscar I ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.

Oscar I of Sweden · Union between Sweden and Norway

American Civil War: The Naval Battle of Hampton Roads begins.

American Civil War · Battle of Hampton Roads

Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.

Sakai incident · Samurai · Sakai, Osaka

French aviator Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license.

Aviator · Raymonde de Laroche · Pilot licensing and certification

First flights (for the Royal Thai Air Force) at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok.

Royal Thai Air Force · Don Mueang International Airport · Bangkok

World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.

World War I · Kut · Iraq · Battle of Dujaila

International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar).

St. Petersburg · February Revolution · Julian calendar

The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.

United States Senate · Filibuster · Cloture rule

The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established.

Arab Kingdom of Syria · Arab

Spanish Prime Minister Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.

Eduardo Dato Iradier · Cortes Generales · Madrid

A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.

Castle Gate Mine disaster · Castle Gate, Utah

Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.

Daytona Beach and Road Course · Stock car racing

Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.

Spanish Civil War · Battle of Guadalajara

World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces gave ultimatum to Dutch East Indies Governor General Jonkheer Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer and KNIL Commander in Chief Lieutenant General Hein Ter Poorten, to unconditionally surrender.

World War II · Imperial Japanese Army · Ultimatum · Dutch East Indies · Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer

World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British.

Yangon · Myanmar · United Kingdom

Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.

Republic of China Army · Taiwan · February 28 Incident · Taiwan independence movement

Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is condemned to prison for treason.

Mildred Gillars · Axis Sally · Treason

President of France Vincent Auriol and ex-emperor of Annam Bảo Đại sign the Élysée Accords, giving Vietnam greater independence from France and creating the State of Vietnam to oppose Viet Minh-led Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

President of France · Vincent Auriol · Names of Vietnam · Bảo Đại · Élysée Accords

Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.

Egypt · Suez Canal · Suez Crisis

The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress, which petitions the U.S. Congress to declare the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution null and void, is adopted by the U.S. state of Georgia.

1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress · United States Congress · United States Constitution · Georgia (U.S. state)

The Ba'ath Party comes to power in Syria in a coup d'état by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council of the Revolutionary Command.

Ba'ath Party · Syria · 1963 Syrian coup d'état · Syrian Army · National Council for the Revolutionary Command

Thirty-five hundred United States Marines are the first American land combat forces committed during the Vietnam War.

United States Marines · Vietnam War

Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, destroyed by a bomb.

Nelson's Pillar

The Fight of the Century between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali commences. Frazier wins in 15 rounds via unanimous decision.

Fight of the Century · Joe Frazier · Muhammad Ali · Unanimous decision

Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.

Charles de Gaulle Airport · Paris, France

Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time.

Philips · Compact disc

While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire".

National Association of Evangelicals · President of the United States · Ronald Reagan · Evil empire

A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills at least 45 and injures 175 others.

1985 Beirut car bombing · Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah · Beirut

A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council.

Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period · Iraq · Iraqi Governing Council

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 · Kuala Lumpur

John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)

John III, Duke of Brittany

Beatrice of Castile (d. 1359)

Beatrice of Castile (1293-1359)

John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (d. 1550)

John of God

Amago Haruhisa, Japanese daimyo (d. 1562)

Amago Haruhisa

Sidonie of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg (d. 1575)

Sidonie of Saxony

William Drury, English politician (d. 1590)

William Drury (MP for Suffolk)

Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor, British Baron (d. 1730)

Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor

Carlo Gesualdo, Italian lute player and composer (d. 1613)

Carlo Gesualdo · Lute

John Fothergill, English physician and botanist (d. 1780)

John Fothergill (physician)

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German pianist and composer (d. 1788)

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician, Treasurer of the Navy (d. 1799)

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe · Treasurer of the Navy

André Michaux, French botanist and explorer (d. 1802)

André Michaux

William V, Prince of Orange (d. 1806)

William V, Prince of Orange

Jan Potocki Polish ethnologist, historian, linguist, and author (d. 1815)

Jan Potocki

Simon Cameron, American journalist and politician, 26th United States Secretary of War (d. 1889)

Simon Cameron · United States Secretary of War

Alvan Clark, American astronomer and optician (d. 1887)

Alvan Clark

Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Polish inventor and businessman, invented the Kerosene lamp (d. 1882)

Ignacy Łukasiewicz · Kerosene lamp

Johann Köler, Estonian painter and academic (d. 1899)

Johann Köler

Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist and anthropologist (d. 1875)

Wilhelm Bleek

João de Deus, Portuguese poet and educator (d. 1896)

João de Deus

Josephine Cochrane, American inventor (d. 1913)

Josephine Cochrane

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American colonel, lawyer, and jurist (d. 1935)

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

LaMarcus Adna Thompson, American engineer and businessman, developed the roller coaster (d. 1917)

LaMarcus Adna Thompson · Roller coaster

Bramwell Booth, English 2nd General of The Salvation Army (d. 1929)

Bramwell Booth · General of The Salvation Army

Colin Campbell Cooper, American painter and academic (d. 1937)

Colin Campbell Cooper

Kenneth Grahame, Scottish-English banker and author (d. 1932)

Kenneth Grahame

Frederic Goudy, American type designer, created Copperplate Gothic and Goudy Old Style (d. 1947)

Frederic Goudy · Copperplate Gothic · Goudy Old Style

Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)

Otto Hahn · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)

Edward Calvin Kendall · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Juana de Ibarbourou, Uruguayan poet and author (d. 1979)

Juana de Ibarbourou

Charlotte Whitton, Canadian journalist and politician, 46th Mayor of Ottawa (d. 1975)

Charlotte Whitton · Mayor of Ottawa

Elmer Keith, American gun designer and author (d. 1984)

Elmer Keith

Howard H. Aiken, American physicist and computer scientist, created the Harvard Mark I (d. 1973)

Howard H. Aiken · Harvard Mark I

Louise Beavers, American actress and singer (d. 1962)

Louise Beavers

Jennings Randolph, American journalist and politician (d. 1998)

Jennings Randolph

Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Greece (d. 1998)

Konstantinos Karamanlis · President of Greece

Beatrice Shilling, English motorcycle racer and engineer (d. 1990)

Beatrice Shilling

Paula Strasberg, American actress and acting coach (d. 1966)

Paula Strasberg

Claire Trevor, American actress (d. 2000)

Claire Trevor

Alan Hovhaness, Armenian-American pianist and composer (d. 2000)

Alan Hovhaness

Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, 40th Governor of Texas (d. 2003)

Preston Smith (governor) · Governor of Texas

Meldrim Thomson, Jr., American publisher and politician, 73rd Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001)

Meldrim Thomson, Jr. · Governor of New Hampshire

Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Belarusian-Russian physicist and astronomer (d. 1987)

Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich

Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (d. 2008)

Eileen Herlie

Douglass Wallop, American author and playwright (d. 1985)

Douglass Wallop

Alan Hale, Jr., American actor (d. 1990)

Alan Hale, Jr.

Sahir Ludhianvi, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1980)

Sahir Ludhianvi

Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (d. 2014)

Ralph H. Baer · Magnavox Odyssey

Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (d. 2008)

Cyd Charisse

Carl Furillo, American baseball player (d. 1989)

Carl Furillo

Yevgeny Matveyev, Russian actor and director (d. 2003)

Yevgeny Matveyev

Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese author and illustrator (d. 2015)

Shigeru Mizuki

Anthony Caro, English sculptor and illustrator (d. 2013)

Anthony Caro

Georges Charpak, Ukrainian-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)

Georges Charpak · Nobel Prize in Physics

Sean McClory, Irish-American actor and director (d. 2003)

Sean McClory

Warren Bennis, American scholar, author, and academic (d. 2014)

Warren Bennis

Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2001)

Francisco Rabal

Hebe Camargo, Brazilian actress and singer (d. 2012)

Hebe Camargo

Bob Grim, American baseball player (d. 1996)

Bob Grim (baseball)

Douglas Hurd, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Douglas Hurd · Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Neil Adcock, South African cricketer (d. 2013)

Neil Adcock

John McPhee, American author and educator

John McPhee

Gerald Potterton, English-Canadian animator, director, and producer

Gerald Potterton

Neil Postman, American author and critic (d. 2003)

Neil Postman

Marv Breeding, American baseball player and scout (d. 2006)

Marv Breeding

George Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader

George Coleman

Sue Ane Langdon, American actress and singer

Sue Ane Langdon

Gábor Szabó, Hungarian guitarist and composer (d. 1982)

Gábor Szabó

Richard Fariña, American singer-songwriter and author (d. 1966)

Richard Fariña

Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan politician, 3rd President of Rwanda (d. 1994)

Juvénal Habyarimana · President of Rwanda

Pete Dawkins, American football player, colonel, and politician

Pete Dawkins

Jim Bouton, American baseball player and journalist

Jim Bouton

Lynn Seymour, Canadian ballerina and choreographer

Lynn Seymour

Lidiya Skoblikova, Russian speed skater and coach

Lidiya Skoblikova

Robert Tear, Welsh tenor and conductor (d. 2011)

Robert Tear

Norman Stone, Scottish-English historian, author, and academic

Norman Stone

Dick Allen, American baseball player and tenor

Dick Allen

Ann Packer, English sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper

Ann Packer

Susan Clark, Canadian actress and producer

Susan Clark

Michael Grade, English businessman

Michael Grade

Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer (d. 2010)

Lynn Redgrave

Dionysis Simopoulos, Greek physicist and astronomer

Dionysis Simopoulos

Sergey Nikitin, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Sergey Nikitin (musician)

Jim Chapman, American lawyer and politician

Jim Chapman (congressman)

Micky Dolenz, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor

Micky Dolenz

Anselm Kiefer, German painter and sculptor

Anselm Kiefer

Sylvia Wiegand, American mathematician

Sylvia Wiegand

Robert Jaworski, Filipino basketball player, coach, and politician

Robert Jaworski

Randy Meisner, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Randy Meisner

Carole Bayer Sager, American singer-songwriter and painter

Carole Bayer Sager

Michael S. Hart, American author, founded Project Gutenberg (d. 2011)

Michael S. Hart · Project Gutenberg

Vladimír Mišík, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist

Vladimír Mišík

Florentino Pérez, Spanish engineer and businessman

Florentino Pérez

Robert W. Boyd, American physicist and academic

Robert W. Boyd

Gyles Brandreth, German-English actor, screenwriter, and politician

Gyles Brandreth

Mel Galley, English rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)

Mel Galley

Sam Lacey, American basketball player (d. 2014)

Sam Lacey

Peggy March, American pop singer

Peggy March

Jonathan Sacks, English rabbi, philosopher, and scholar

Jonathan Sacks

Teofilo Cubillas, Peruvian footballer

Teofilo Cubillas

Phil Edmonds, Zambian-English cricketer and businessman

Phil Edmonds

George Allen, American lawyer and politician, 67th Governor of Virginia

George Allen (U.S. politician) · Governor of Virginia

Jim Rice, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

Jim Rice

David Wilkie, Sri Lankan-Scottish swimmer

David Wilkie (swimmer)

Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (d. 1989)

Laurie Cunningham

John Kapelos, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

John Kapelos

Clive Burr, English rock drummer (d. 2013)

Clive Burr

William Edward Childs, American pianist and composer

William Edward Childs

Bob Stoddard, American baseball player

Bob Stoddard

Andy McDonald, English lawyer and politician

Andy McDonald (politician)

Gary Numan, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Gary Numan

Aidan Quinn, Irish-American actor

Aidan Quinn

Jeffrey Eugenides, American author and academic

Jeffrey Eugenides

Irek Mukhamedov, Russian ballet dancer

Irek Mukhamedov

Buck Williams, American basketball player and coach

Buck Williams

Camryn Manheim, American actress

Camryn Manheim

Larry Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player and journalist

Larry Murphy (ice hockey)

Leon Robinson, American actor and producer

Leon Robinson

Kate Betts, American journalist and author

Kate Betts

Kenny Smith, American basketball player and sportscaster

Kenny Smith

Greg Barker, Baron Barker of Battle, English politician

Greg Barker, Baron Barker of Battle

Jaime Levy, American computer scientist and academic

Jaime Levy

Joel Johnston, American baseball player

Joel Johnston

Michael Bartels, German race car driver

Michael Bartels

Shawn Mullins, American singer-songwriter

Shawn Mullins

Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales, Mexican footballer

Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales

Jason Elam, American football player

Jason Elam

Kit Symons, English-Welsh footballer and manager

Kit Symons

Georgios Georgiadis, Greek footballer and manager

Georgios Georgiadis (footballer)

Matthew Nable, Australian rugby player and actor

Matthew Nable

Lena Sundström, Swedish journalist and author

Lena Sundström

Boris Kodjoe, Austria-born American actor and producer

Boris Kodjoe

Anneke van Giersbergen, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist

Anneke van Giersbergen

Mauro Briano, Italian footballer

Mauro Briano

Gaz Coombes, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Gaz Coombes

Juan Encarnación, Dominican baseball player

Juan Encarnación

Freddie Prinze, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Freddie Prinze, Jr.

James Van Der Beek, American actor

James Van Der Beek

Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer

Johann Vogel

Nick Zano, American actor and producer

Nick Zano

Apathy, American rapper and producer

Apathy (rapper)

Tom Chaplin, English singer-songwriter

Tom Chaplin

Andy Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Andy Ross

Stephen Milne, Australian footballer

Stephen Milne

Michael Beauchamp, Australian footballer

Michael Beauchamp

Timothy Jordan II, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2005)

Timothy Jordan II

Joost Posthuma, Dutch cyclist

Joost Posthuma

Nicolas Armindo, French race car driver

Nicolas Armindo

Leonidas Kampantais, Greek footballer

Leonidas Kampantais

Isak Strand, Norwegian drummer, composer, and producer

Isak Strand

André Santos, Brazilian footballer

André Santos

Mark Worrell, American baseball player

Mark Worrell

Kat Von D, Tattoo Artist and Reality TV Star

Kat Von D

Rafik Djebbour, Algerian footballer

Rafik Djebbour

Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer

Ross Taylor

Sasha Vujačić, Slovenian basketball player

Sasha Vujačić

Jonathan Wright, Australian rugby league player

Jonathan Wright (rugby league)

Benny Blanco, American rapper and producer

Benny Blanco

Asier Illarramendi, Spanish footballer

Asier Illarramendi

Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player

Petra Kvitová

Nico Salva, Filipino basketball player

Nico Salva

Ben Tozer, English footballer

Ben Tozer

Miriam Bryant, Swedish-Finnish singer-songwriter

Miriam Bryant

Tom English, Australian rugby player

Tom English (rugby union)

Uki Satake, Japanese singer, actress, and radio host

Uki Satake

Pablo Dyego, Brazilian footballer

Pablo Dyego

Dylan Tombides, Australian footballer (d. 2014)

Dylan Tombides

Matthew Hammelmann, Australian rules footballer

Matthew Hammelmann

Emil Imre, Romanian short track speed skater

Emil Imre

Li Shidao, Chinese warlord

Li Shidao

Rudolf of Fulda, German theologian

Rudolf of Fulda · Theology

Urraca of León and Castile (b. 1079)

Urraca of León and Castile

Adela of Normandy, by marriage countess of Blois (b. c. 1067)

Adela of Normandy · Countess · Blois

Pope Celestine II

Pope Celestine II

Wincenty Kadłubek, Polish bishop and historian (b. 1161)

Wincenty Kadłubek

Queen Noguk of Korea

Queen Noguk

Bayezid I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1360)

Bayezid I

Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria

Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria

Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan (b. 1401)

Francesco I Sforza

John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (b. 1495)

John of God

Veit Bach, German baker and miller (b. 1550)

Veit Bach

Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer and explorer (b. 1587)

Xu Xiake

William III of England (b. 1650)

William III of England

Abraham Darby I, English blacksmith (b. 1678)

Abraham Darby I

Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St. Paul's cathedral (b. 1632)

Christopher Wren

Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1688)

Ferdinand Brokoff

Louis August le Clerc, French-Danish sculptor and academic (b. 1688)

Louis August le Clerc

Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1739)

Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge

Charles XIV John of Sweden (b. 1763)

Charles XIV John of Sweden

Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1803)

Hector Berlioz

Cornelius Krieghoff, Dutch-Canadian painter (b. 1815)

Cornelius Krieghoff

Millard Fillmore, American lawyer and politician, 13th President of the United States (b. 1800)

Millard Fillmore · President of the United States

Henry Ward Beecher, American minister and activist (b. 1813)

Henry Ward Beecher

James Buchanan Eads, American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge (b. 1820)

James Buchanan Eads · Eads Bridge

John Ericsson, Swedish-American engineer, designed the USS Monitor (b. 1803)

John Ericsson · USS Monitor

Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Company (b. 1838)

Ferdinand von Zeppelin · Zeppelin

Krišjānis Barons, Latvian linguist and author (b. 1835)

Krišjānis Barons

Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1837)

Johannes Diderik van der Waals · Nobel Prize in Physics

William Howard Taft, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 27th President of the United States (b. 1857)

William Howard Taft · President of the United States

Edward Terry Sanford, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, United States Assistant Attorney General (b. 1865)

Edward Terry Sanford · United States Assistant Attorney General

Hachikō, Japanese dog (b. 1923)

Hachikō

Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1902)

Howie Morenz

Sherwood Anderson, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1876)

Sherwood Anderson

José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban chess player and theoretician (b. 1888)

José Raúl Capablanca

Frederick Bligh Bond, English archaeologist and architect (b. 1864)

Frederick Bligh Bond

Hulusi Behçet, Turkish dermatologist and seismologist (b. 1889)

Hulusi Behçet

Othmar Schoeck, Swiss composer and conductor (b. 1886)

Othmar Schoeck

Thomas Beecham, English conductor and composer (b. 1879)

Thomas Beecham

Harold Lloyd, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1893)

Harold Lloyd

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1945)

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

George Stevens, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)

George Stevens

Alfons Rebane, Estonian colonel (b. 1908)

Alfons Rebane

Chabuca Granda, Peruvian-American singer-songwriter (b. 1920)

Chabuca Granda

Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1904)

Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton · Secretary of State for the Colonies

William Walton, English composer (b. 1902)

William Walton

Edward Andrews, American actor (b. 1914)

Edward Andrews

Amar Singh Chamkila, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1961)

Amar Singh Chamkila

Werner Hartmann, German physicist and academic (b. 1912)

Werner Hartmann (physicist)

John Bellairs, American author and academic (b. 1938)

John Bellairs

Billy Eckstine, American trumpet player (b. 1914)

Billy Eckstine

Jack Churchill, Hong Kong-English colonel (b. 1906)

Jack Churchill

Gershon Liebman, French rabbi (b. 1905)

Gershon Liebman

Ray Nitschke, American football player and actor (b. 1936)

Ray Nitschke

Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentinian journalist and author (b. 1914)

Adolfo Bioy Casares

Peggy Cass, American actress and comedian (b. 1924)

Peggy Cass

Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (b. 1914)

Joe DiMaggio

Edward Winter, American actor (b. 1937)

Edward Winter (actor)

Adam Faith, English singer (b. 1940)

Adam Faith

Karen Morley, American actress (b. 1909)

Karen Morley

Muhammad Zaidan, Syrian terrorist, founded the Palestine Liberation Front (b. 1948)

Muhammad Zaidan · Palestine Liberation Front

César Lattes, Brazilian physicist and academic (b. 1924)

César Lattes

Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen commander and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (b. 1951)

Aslan Maskhadov · President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

John Inman, English actor (b. 1935)

John Inman

John Vukovich, American baseball player and coach (b. 1947)

John Vukovich

Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918)

Hank Locklin

Zbigniew Religa, Polish surgeon and politician, Polish Minister of Health (b. 1938)

Zbigniew Religa · Ministry of Health (Poland)

Mike Starr, American bass player (b. 1966)

Mike Starr (musician)

Simin Daneshvar, Iranian author and academic (b. 1921)

Simin Daneshvar

Minoru Mori, Japanese businessman, founded the Mori Art Museum (b. 1934)

Minoru Mori · Mori Art Museum

Steven Rubenstein, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1962)

Steven Rubenstein

Haseeb Ahsan, Pakistani cricketer and manager (b. 1939)

Haseeb Ahsan

John O'Connell, Irish journalist and politician, 17th Irish Minister of Health (b. 1927)

John O'Connell (Dublin politician) · Minister for Health (Ireland)

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, German soldier and publisher (b. 1922)

Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin

Leo Bretholz, Austrian-American holocaust survivor and author (b. 1921)

Leo Bretholz · Holocaust

William Guarnere, American sergeant (b. 1923)

William Guarnere

Tjol Lategan, South African rugby player (b. 1925)

Tjol Lategan

Sam Simon, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955)

Sam Simon

Aldo Ferrer, Argentinian economist and diplomat (b. 1927)

Aldo Ferrer

Ross Hannaford, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950)

Ross Hannaford

George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer (b. 1926)

George Martin